Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
How Cira works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cira
Cira Kelley is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who helps people manage overwhelming emotions and daily strain. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, handle anger, and rebuild self-esteem. Many clients come for help with relationship tension, parenting worries, grief, or life changes.
She works to make conversations clear and useful from the first session. In sessions she listens carefully to what matters most and meets people where they are.
Background and approach
She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities and build on their strengths. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes that make life easier. Cira also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
That helps when people want to change how they connect, set boundaries, or cope with abandonment and family of origin issues. Mindfulness skills are introduced when needed to steady strong emotions and support calmer responses to triggers. Her practice is practical and conversational.
She helps people create steps they can try between sessions and checks in on what works. Over time clients often report better communication, clearer priorities, and more control over emotional reactions. Cira maintains a focus on safety and respect while addressing difficult topics like trauma, domestic violence, and caregiving stress.
She offers a steady presence for those ready to tackle hard feelings and build more manageable routines.
What Cira works with
Everything Cira lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cira's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cira lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions usually include identifying a thought pattern, trying a small behavior change, and reviewing how it went in the next meeting. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, anger responses, and many day-to-day struggles.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present reactions and connection patterns. In remote sessions this can mean mapping relationship themes, practicing new ways to ask for needs, and noticing how partners or family members trigger old responses. It helps with attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and family of origin patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will choose strategies and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the plan flexible and collaborative.
Online meetings are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is good for longer conversations and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or live chat can serve for shorter check-ins or coaching-style support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Cira
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and challenges related to trauma and attachment.
What is her style in therapy?
Her style is conversational and practical. She uses client-centered listening, then introduces techniques to change thinking and behavior.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of experience as a licensed clinician in New York working with a wide range of life and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices with a focus on issues like family of origin, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.